Improvement in boot and shoe polishing machines



0. M. HALLER. Boot and Shoe Polishing Machine.

No. 197,216. Patented Nov. 20,1877.

N. PETERS, FHOTO-UTNOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED PATENT Qrrron CHARLES M. HAL EaoF PHILADELPHIA, rEnNsYLv-An ritjI PROVEM NT IN 'e'oo'TANo; SHOE POLISHING'MA'QHINES.

Specificationformingpart of Letters Patent Ifo. 19 7,21'6, datedNovember 20, 1877; application filed I Apri125, 1877.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. HALLER,

, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and

State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful lmprovementinApparatus fo'rPolishing Boots and Shoes, which improvement is fullyset'forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a side view of the apparatus embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of a portion thereof. Fig. 3 is an end viewthereof. Fig. 4. is a top view of a modification. Fig. 5 is a section ofaportion shown in Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures. My invention consists of a rotary brush so mounted that it maybe made to polish every portion of a boot or shoe. 7

It also consists in providing the band which communicates motion to thebrush with means for taking up the slack due to the varying motions ofthe supports of the brush.

It also consists in making the shank by which the brush is directed ofthe form of a tube, or hollow, for the passage of the power belt or bandof the brush, whereby the hand will be protected from said belt or band.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a chair or seat, which isprovided in front with a platform or step, B, on-which are mountedvertically-extendin g pulleys a and a horizontal pulley, 12, over whichpulleys a 1) passes a belt or band, 0, which passes around a pulley, D,to whichpower will be communicated by a treadle, or other device ormotor, in any suitable manner.

To the axial rod a of the pulley b, or a rod coincident therewith, thereismounted an arm, E, and to said rod, above the arm, there is secured afoot-support, F, which is situated to be conveniently reached by theoccupant of the chair A.

Gr represents a standard, which isof tubular form, and it is. fitted ona rod, G, whose lower end is formed with a T-head, which engages withthe walls of a way or channel in the arm E, so that said rod has asliding motion, the standard rotating on the rod.

To the upper end of the standard there is pivoted a clevis, H, to whichis pivoted one end of a hollow shank, J, whose other end is bifurcated,and has hung thereon the polishing-brush K, whose shaft carries apulley, to which rotary motion will be imparted from a belt, E, passingthrough the shank J, around pulleys at the upper end of the standard G,around pulleys E, mounted on the arm E, and around the horizontal pulleyb, to which power is communicated from the belt or band 0, as has beenstated.

The pulleys E" are mounted on the arm E by a sliding joint, and'aspring, L, fitted to said arm presses the pulleys E in the directionfrom the axis of the arm, whereby, as-the length s of the belt E passaround said pulleys, the belt will be held taut, and any slack thereofwill be taken up.

It will be seen that the arm E has an axial motion on the step B, thestandard G an axial motion on the bolt G, the bolt G a sliding motion onthe arm E, the clevis H an axial motion on the standard G, and thebrush, by its shank J, an axial motion on the clevis, whereby a greatvariety of positions may be imparted to the brush.

The operation is as follows: Power will be imparted to the pulley D,whereby, by means of the endless belts O E and the several pulleys,thebrushKwillberotated.. Theoperator .grasps the shank J, and therebydirects the brush over the blacked boot or shoe placed on the rest orsupport F, and, owingto the jointed parts or axial motions of theseveral parts enumerated above, the brush may be freely moved, its axisbeing adapted to be placed in horizontal, vertical, and diagonalpositions,so

that the brush may be swung over the uppers,

sides, and heels of the boots or shoes, and thus reach and polish everyportion thereof.

It will be noticed that while the shank J is grasped the belt E passestherethrough, and thus the hand will be protected therefrom.

It will also be noticed that while the brush is being operated thesliding motions imparted to the bolt G, which carries the axial standardG, will slacken the belt E, but the springpressed pulleys E immediatelymove forward or outward, and thus take up the slack.

In order to impart rapidmotions to thebrush, I may interpose between thebrush and the pulley-shaft, which is mounted on the shank J,

with the arm E and spring pressed pulleys E" substantially as and forthe purpose set ibrth. 4. The shank J, carrying the brush K, and madehollow for the passageofthe belt 151', substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

5. The axial rod a, forming the axis for the pulley b and arm E, and.supporting the rest F, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CHARLES M. HALLER.

Witnesses:

J OHN A. WIEDERSHEIM) H. E. HINDMARSH.

